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              Ecology, founded in 1920 by @ESA_org, publishes research on all aspects of ecology. We are the most cited journal in the ecological sciences.
              
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           Did you know "Ecology" publishes Statistical Innovations papers? These articles spotlight cutting-edge methods that tackle pressing ecological questions and advance data analysis in the field. Learn more in our author guidelines:  https://t.co/yK9MtXG2o6 
          
          
                
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             October research highlights from our journals! From Arctic food webs to beaver-powered fire resilience, biodiversity maintenance & sea star recovery — explore the latest ecological science in our new tip sheet📰 Find it here:  https://t.co/Z5QAD5Ezcu  📷 by Sean Johnson-Bice 
          
                
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             🆕 in the journal: Australian lizards aren’t too fussy about fire regimes—an experiment shows woody cover matters more than burn frequency 📄Limited responses of lizard assemblages to experimental fire regimes in an Australian tropical savanna  https://t.co/SJJaeFCPT7 
          
          
                
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            #ChileMargin2024 science team discovered dozens of red cusk-eels in a bushy thicket of tubeworms at a methane seep off the coast of central Chile. The study was published Ecology w/research supported by @schmidtocean.bsky.social & funded by NSF. Read more:
          
          
            
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              A team of scientists from Chile and the United States discovered dozens of red cusk-eels, fish prized in Chilean seafood markets and celebrated in a poem by renowned Chilean poet Pablo Neruda,...
            
                
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             Find the #OpenAccess study here in our natural history series, #TheScientificNaturalist: 
          
            
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             🐟 A Deep-sea spa day for a celebrated species! Scientists found red cusk-eels nestled in tubeworm “bushes” at a methane seep off Chile’s coast. It's the first time this commercially important species has been documented using methane seeps as habitat! 🧵⬇️ 
            
                
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             Check out the photos behind the study published here, in @ESAEcology! 
          
            
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             Our photo report “New Neighbors on the Road: #Bee-Eaters Abandon Traditional Colonies Along Marsh Borders” is now featured in the October issue of @ESABulletin:  https://t.co/rIRpyb8OI1 
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             🆕in the journal: We’re just starting to learn how “cryptic” viruses affect wildlife—new research in butterflies shows how one such virus can shape demography 📄Context-dependent effects of a cryptic virus on butterfly population dynamics  https://t.co/s1VDCI8PMz 
          
          
                
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             Our last study on the cover of Ecology 🐹❄️ 
           Say hello to our October cover star! This Arctic lemming was photographed by @MathildePoir during a study that explores how winter weather events like melt-freeze and rain-on-snow affect these high-latitude critters Browse the full issue here:  https://t.co/9KuC7v81yN 
            
            
                
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             Say hello to our October cover star! This Arctic lemming was photographed by @MathildePoir during a study that explores how winter weather events like melt-freeze and rain-on-snow affect these high-latitude critters Browse the full issue here:  https://t.co/9KuC7v81yN 
          
          
                
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             Check out the study here, in @ESAEcology! 
          
            
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              The Earth's grasslands have experienced extensive alterations to their grazing regimes over the course of human history. We asked how native grassland herbivores (bison, prairie dogs, and grasshopp...
             🚨Research alert!🚨 Newly published research from Smithsonian scientists shows the smallest herbivores on the prairie have the most significant impact on grassland plants and soil. 🦗🌱 While bison and cattle might be the biggest herbivores on the plains, prairie dogs and 
            
                
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             The #FreeAccess study is available for all to read here, in @ESAEcology: 
          
            
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              Widespread declines in the abundance of insects portend ill-fated futures for their host ecosystems, all of which require their services to function. For many such reports, human activities have...
            
                
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             Our latest media tip sheet is out! Covering studies in @ESAApplications, @ESAStewardship, @ESAEcology, @ESAFrontiers & @ESAEcosphere: 🌳Cooling city parks 🎭Fighting polarization w/ theater 🧬Where we know the least about genetic diversity ...and more!  https://t.co/1D8l3v7wre 
          
          
                
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             Thanks for this contribution to @ESAEcology! 
           Excited to share our new paper in @ESAEcology ! ❄️ Our 17-year study shows that even moderate winter events (rain-on-snow, melt-feeze) can negatively influence lemming winter reproduction and population growth. 🐹 Open-access available here: 🔗  https://t.co/TTH5CSoWyk 
            
            
                
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             Read the study here, in @ESAEcology's #TheScientificNaturalist series! 
          
            
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             🪽 El quebrantahuesos, más que un ave: un conservador de historia 🏛️ 🏛️ Un estudio de la #UGR revela que los nidos de estas aves son auténticos museos naturales que preservan vestigios de hace cientos de años ℹ️ Info:  https://t.co/zOLf7HktHx 
            
            
                
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             La arqueología está en todas partes, solo hay que saber mirar con los ojos adecuados. La historia de cómo los Quebrantahuesos acumularon, a lo largo de los siglos, materiales humanos para la construcción de sus nidos es más que fascinante...¡Incluso una punta de ballesta! 
          
                
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              Invasive species are drivers of ecological change with the potential to reshape the structure and function of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. The invasive flathead catfish (Pylodictis olivaris)...
            
              #Flathead #Catfish have become apex predators in the Susquehanna River, reshaping food webs and forcing #NativeSpecies to alter diets, which may destabilize the ecosystem over time. @penn_state
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             Invasive predatory fish occupies highest trophic position leading to expansion of isotopic niches in a riverine food web - Hodgson - 2025 - Ecology #stableisotopes
          
          
            
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              Invasive species are drivers of ecological change with the potential to reshape the structure and function of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. The invasive flathead catfish (Pylodictis olivaris)...
            
                
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             Check out recent research from our journals with our new media tip sheet! Including: 🪸How nutrients from land shape life in the sea 🪻Biocontrol of a widespread wetland weed 🦌Whether wildlife take a hike when humans are around ...and more! Read it here: 
          
                
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             A new #FreeAccess Report in @ESAEcology 👇 
           ##InsectPopulations are declining by over 70% in minimally disturbed ecosystems, with rising temperatures identified as a key factor, highlighting the global scale of the #BiodiversityCrisis.  https://t.co/r1tbuJOXe5 
            
          
                
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